Steam brush



Sept. 8, 1925.

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STEAM BRUSH Filed Oct. 25. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet l after ne Sept`. 8, 1925.

1,552,900 s. G. wElLER STEAM BRUSH Filed oct. 25. 1921 2 sheets-sheet 2 ffozucll Patented Sept. 8, 1925.4

UNITED l STATES,

PATENT OFFICE.

SIGMOND G. WILER, 0F MILWAUKEE, vWISCONSIN.

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Applicationdled 0ctober 25, 1921. Serial No. 510,202.

To all whom, t may concern.:

Be it known thatl I, SIGMOND G. WEILER, a citizen of the United States, reslding at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and clothes'and the like and has for its principal object to provide a mechanism formed in the body of the brush whereby the steam may be applied to clothing and the like whilethe same is being brushed.

` Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby a steam gun may be attached to the brush and the steam delivered 'therethrough when it is not feasible to' use 4the brush.

Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby 'the bristles of the brush may be dried if they become wet by the steam condensing thereon and `at the same time forcing any steam which may linger among the bristles therefrom so as to prevent the same from condensing thereon.

.Another object of the invention is to provide a steam reservoir from which the steam,

is delivered to certain portions of the brush proper and means being included therein for preventing the condensation from coming into contact with the bristles.

A still further object of the invention is to generally improve upon brushes of-this character by providing a device which will be of extremely simple, durable and inexpensive construction, one which is etlicient and reliable in operation, and well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

-With these and numerous other object-s in view, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a top plan of the brush showing the handle thereof in section,

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof,

Figure 3 is a bottom plan thereof,

Figure 4 is a central longitudinal section therethrough,

Figure 5 is a bottombody of the brush, and v Figure 6 is a transverse section taken therethrough.

plan view of the Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that 1 designates the body of the brush which is formed so as to provide a reservoir 2 having the opening 3 at one end and the opening 4 at its other end. The

steam pipe 5 extends through the openings 3 and 4 and through the reservoir 2 as plainly shown in Figure 4. `At the end of the steam pipe 5 adjacent the opening 4 there is provided a valve 6 of any preferred construction through which may be attached a steam gun 7 whlch in this disclosure consists of a hollow tube that may be inserted in the sleeves or under the linings of garments. A bottom 8 is provided for the ,reservoir 2 so as to form a steam chamber therewith. This bottom 8 is constructed of any suitable material so as to receive the bristles 9. Adjacent one end of the bottom 8 there is situated la plurality of series of openings 9 extending longitudnally thereof and each opening extends through a projection 10 which is situated interior of the steam chamber formed by the reservoir 2 and the bottom 8. A distributing casing 11 lis disposed over each series of openings on the under face of the bottom 8 and is also provided with aplurality of apertures. These casings 11 act as radiating elements as the steam will heat them and this heat will be imparted to a certain extent to the bristles adjacent thereto and keep them comparatively dry. Y

A branch pipe 12 leads from the pipe 5 into the reservoir `2 and a suitable valve 13 is disposed in this branch pipe so that the steam may be cutoff when so desired. Thus .it will be seen that when the clothes or like objects are being brushed the steam will be turned oil' through the valve 13 and be passed through the openings 9 and through .the openings in the casings 11 on to the object being brushed. Condensation will be prevented from passing through the openings 9 because of the projections 10.

A trap casing 15 is provided at one end of the brush and has a Width equal to the width of the bristles as shown to advantage in Figure 3. This trap 15 is of funnel shape and at its restricted end is provided with a bulb 16. Vlien this brush is in use it is in a substantially vertical plane as the clothing being brushed is usually hung from a suitable hanger. The trap 15 will be disposed at the bottom end of the brush when in this position and the condensation on the bristles Will drip into the trap 15 and HOW into the bulb 16. `When the bulb 16 becomes full it may be removed from the restricted end of the trap 15 and emptied. It should also be noticed that an aperture 17 is provided in the bottom 8 leading into the trap 15 so that the condensation collecting in the reservoir 2 during the operation of the brush Will flow into the trap rather than on the bristles of the brush.

Any suitable handle 20 is attached to the upper face of the body 1 and the end of the pipe 5 is preferably connected to a hose 21 of the various parts of my improved brush can be made and substituted for those herein shown and described, Without de arting from the-spirit of the invention as c aimed.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new is:

A brush of the' class described provided With a steam chamber, bristles, said chamber provided with a plurality of openings leading to the bristles, projections formed upon the inside of the chamber through which said openings pass for the purpose of preventing condensation passing therethrough, and apertured casings covering the openings eXteriorly of the steam cham- In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

SIGMOND G. WEILER. 

